July 1885, Lehigh County, PA
Baby Doe Beining (Last name also spelled Haening), < 1
Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type)
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A ferocious bull-dog attacked the three-months-old child of Mrs. Beining, of Allentown, Pa., Tuesday last, biting off the right foot and otherwise mutilating the child. It will die. – The National Tribune. (Washington, D.C.) July 30, 1885